SDE 3 at NetApp

How it went

Round by round

1. 1

   Technical Round60 min

   This one was a bit of a warm-up but still challenging The interviewer was nice guy, asked me question related web design, SQL,DSA and more We started with HTTP request flow in Kubernetes, and I had to explain what happens with different status codes, then came some SQL questions, followed by an API design exercise, I had to design Volunteer Management System with all CRUD operations The DSA part, word frequency problem, which I managed to solve smoothly

   • Word frequency
2. 2

   Technical Round 260 min

   DSA question. subarrays with k distinct integers, which I solved using a sliding window technique On the frontend, I was asked to implement textbox autofocus in React, which I fumbled a little

   • Subarrays with K Different Integers
3. 3

   Technical Round 360 min

   Golang design patterns plus some OOPs& basic LLD, React topics included hooks, context vs Redux, and React 19 updates. DSA problem, merge k sorted lists, solve using min-heap

   • Merge K sorted Lists
4. 4

   Hiring Manager60 min

   The last round was more about how i am fit for the role He asked how I handle conflict, I told him a true story, a time when two engineers disagreed over a solution, and how we ended up compromising and building something better together We also talked about what the team is like, what I’d be working on, and whether I’d fit in.

What came up